COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, 28 September 1916, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.

•(Australian and; N/,Z- Cable Association.}

(Rec Sept. 28, 9.20 a.m. 5 LONDON, Sept. 27. , The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend of 14 jyer cent., and- a bonus of -three per oenC'

-CHICAGO WHEAT OPTIONS.

(Rec. Sept. .28, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 27. December options for Chicargo wheat are 15% cents; May. 154$ cents. {Special to Mail.) " ... WEIJLJES3GTON, This Day.

liONDON" WOOL SALES. IDaJgety and Company, Limited, have received- the following cablegram from their London House under date of the 2nd instant:—'The sales closed firm-. As compared "with the closing rates of last sale super and good scoured Merinos are from ipar to 5 per cent, lower, and short and faulty declined 5 per cent to 10 .per cent. Super and good greasy Merinos 'Were higher by 5 per cent, but short feulty ditto were lower. Free laariibs were 5 per cent higher, but faultiea were 5 per cent lower. Fine greasy ' crossbreds advanced' 5 ;per cent and medium and coarse 5 per cent to 74 per cent. Scoured crossbreds were lower by 5 per Scoured free lambs were - S per cent higher, but faulty declined 7£ per cent. 53ipes were from par to 5 per cent higher. The Home trade bought 78,000 bales; th e Continent 6000 and 10,500 balea were carried forward, of winch 5000 were not. offered."

National Barak of 'N.Z-, s 107 6 Bank of NtZ., 1st * 226. 6 Investment, s 10 9 Trust, er140 0 National "Insurance • 54 0 Now Zealand Insurance 130 0 N-. Shipping, pref. 210 0 Wellington Woollen, ord., s 120 0 Westpori -Coal, s 29 9 Stoc&ton, jpref. 10 6 Gold-en Baj* CJement, s 21 9 Dental 22 9 JDomdnion 3>rug 47 0 N-Z. Portland Cement, s 12 0 Murray -Creek, s 45 0 Success; s 31 0 Talisman, s 9 3